100 Quotes by Jay-Jay Okocha

I'd be lying if I said I never had any issues with players but at some point you have to stamp your authority because if you're good at taking free-kicks, for example, they should let you take them.

It would be in my interest to have great players around me because, if you're playing with good players, it makes your job a lot easier.

I often come across Russians and they're all interested in football.

Football has an important place in Russia.

Nigerian footballers who have played in Russia improved their ability here.

I'm friends with Igor Yanovsky from when we played together at PSG and he suggested a few Russian dishes to me. I really love borsch!

I'd say the player whose style most resembles mine would be Neymar. That's because I played with a sense of joy and you can see that he feels the same and really enjoys his own play. He doesn't play for himself or just to entertain the fans - he plays for his team. He uses his quality and skill for the good of the team.

Ronaldo is a fantastic player, one of the best I've ever seen, but he's been a bit unfortunate to be of the same generation as Messi. Consequently, they have to share the limelight.

It's not easy to break into an Arsenal team from youth.